Whirligig



Feb. 10, 1931. s. MOCLELLAN 1,791,678

WHIRLIGiG I Filed Nov. 21, 1927 a pact form when not in use.

Patel lied 1 610.10, 1931 i 1 I r "1 791 673 V 1 T D SIAH i STAVNLEY M LELiAZ El'," GfiLAfiDV I I WHIRLIGIG' I i r Appvlicatin filed novzllblel 2?- s e ri a l No. 234,831.

My invention relates to anew and useful with a suitable thrust bearing 14 on its end improvement in a Whirligig in which apluside to engage the upper end ofthe hub 7' rality of radially extending seat hearing when this seat bearingsupport is positioned members are rotatably mounted and.pro-' on thepo'st or standard 12. V

pelled around a central support by means of "As shown in Fig. 1, aplurality of tongues 55 aperson seated thereon. a i 15 project outwardly from the plate 13, these am aware that a number of whirligigs tongues 15 serving as a means for attaching have been produced but'the present invention the seat support thereto. It "is believed ob-fi I relates to one which is economically inanuvious that the number of to ngues'l5 may I It. factured durable in its structure, easily and be asdesired, and .in'Fig'. '1 have shown 50 quickly operated, I easily 7 installed and four of the tongues 15 withthe'seat su'pportz mounted in position and'whiclh occupies 21 attached to only one it 'bQlHgObVlOLIS that; minimum amount of space. 4 when operateda seat support would be IateTo'provide sucha device is an object of the tached to each of thetoiigues 15. Ia; nresent invention. 7 :1 The seat support comprises a frame 'hav- Another object of the invention is the proing the side rails 16 and 17 and the endrail. vision of a structure of this class which may v 18, these rails being preferably formed from be adapted for use with children of different angle ironf Th'e'ends of the rails 16. and 17' ages sorthat the elevation of the seat bearing eonverge, as shown in Fig. l, and are t, members from the ground may be readily adta e'hed to: one of the tongues 1 5"by bolting, justed with a minimum amount of changes. i ti g, .OI iII 2 t11y other suitable manner. Another object of the invention is the pro- Connecting the converged ends 10f the side vision of a circular track which is formed ails 16 a d 17 i a brac 19, Atta hed at sectional so that it may be folded into com ne d f 11 't thi b c gi b e 20. which extends outwardly and downwards 7 Other objects will appear hereinafter. 1y and-is connected at its jangu larlyturned Y The invention consists in thecombination dglto th nd r urface of the'*hori7"onand arrangement of parts} hereinafterdeny di o d ti gg fdth b l t' r 23 scribed and claim which is connected at its opposite ends to the The invention will be best understood bya id il 16 nd 17 A 1 24 g 't n. 80;

reference to the accompanying drawings m t th ils 1 a d: 17 at the i t f at; which form a P of this Specification d in tachment of the bolster 23 thereto. Mounted which on the horizontally extending-portion22 0f g 1 is a p p vi of the invention the bolster 2 s a suitable bearing 25 in a Sectional taken'on line which is journalled one end of a crankshaft 5 of Fig? I 26, the opposite end beingjournalled in a Fig. 3 is an end elevational view illustratbearing 7 mounted Onthe horizontally ing 9 Offhe Seat bearing m Q posed portion 28 of a bolster 29 which is F1 4; is a fragmentary sectional view 7 t V secured at its opposite ends to the rails 16' 0 talij l lQ t lgi g gf p i s l hub p bj and 17 attheir outer ends. Mounted on the 99 1. z k} I p ing' outwardly from thelower end of which Hank: gl i QGflarQ liig is a flan e 8, to which is secured the angul 1X8: y mO-un i s a larly tur ned ends 9. of the supporting legs ls Mounted on thgmll? 7 10, the oppositeends 11 of said legs being Sultable brackets 1S a seat angularly turned to extend parallel to the block 35 On which t i s m e "t i flange 8. Threaded, or otherwise fixedly seseat block has been illustratedintne drawings cured in the hub 7 and projecting upwardly asforined 111- the-image of a horse, but 1t w ll therefrom is a central standard or post 12. beobvloius that-various forms-maybe g ven 7 "50 A seat support carrying plate 13 is provided this-seat block. @Handholds 37 38 are 100. i

projected outwardly from one end of the seat block 35.

members to each other and serve as reinforcements so that a relative movement of the seat supporting'members is prevented, thus ellmmatmg any twlstmg or undue movement which might destroy the balance of the structure. a a

It will be noted that the angularly turned ends 1 1 forma bed for the bracket, thus assuring a smooth running of the, device when 7 the crank shaft 26 is rotated and the seat caused to travel on its support around the central post or standard 12. I 7

It is believed obvious that the device is simple in its structure, while at the same time,it is durable and one which may be easily and quickly moved from place to place.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of my invention,- 1 do not wish to limit myselfrto the precise details ofstructure shown, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended at right angles to the axis of said supporting standard; a circular track po-' sitioned on said angularly turned ends of said legs; a plate rotatably mounted on said standard; a plurality of seat supports projecting outwardly radially from said plate;

a pair of spaced bolsters mounted on each of said supports; hearings on said bolsters; a crank shaft rotatably mounted in said bearings; and a wheel on said crank shaft engaging said track.

2. A Whirligig of the class described, com prising: a hub; a supporting standard secured to and projecting upwardly from said hub; a plurality of legs secured to and projecting downwardly and outwardly from bolsters mounted on each of said supports; bearings on said bolsters; a crankshaft rotatably mounted in said bearings; a wheel on said crank shaft engaging said track; a seat on said seat supporting member; and pedals on said crank-shaft accessible to a person occupying-said seat for rotating said crank shaft. A w I 3. A Whirligig of the class described, comprising a hub; a standard projecting upwardly from said hub; supporting legs for said hub, the ends ofs'aid supporting legs being angularly turned to lie in a plane perpendicular to the axis .of said standard; a track'engaging said angularly turned ends of said legs; a plate rotatably mounted on said standard; a plurality of outwardly projecting portions on said plate; a seat supporting member secured toand projecting outwardly from each of said outwardly proecting portions; a pair of. spaced bolsters depending from said seat supporting memher; a brace connecting the innermost of said bolsters to said seat supportmg member, ad acent said outwardly'projecting portion to which attached; a shaft rotatably mounted and extending between said bolsters; and a wheel on said shaft and engaging said track.

In testimony whereof I' have signed the foregoing specification.

STANLEY MOCLELLAN.

said hub, the outer ends of said legs being angularly turned to lie in a plane at right' angles to the axis of said supporting standard a circular track positioned on said angularly'turned ends of said legs; a plate rotatably mounted on said standard; a plurality. of seat supports projecting outwardly radially from said plate; a pair of spaced 

